Wrapping-machine.



P. H. MERIRBLL & w. s. Amman.

WRAPPING MACHINE.

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WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17. 1911 Patented May 20, 1913.

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WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) JULY17, 1911.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1911,

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Patented May 20, 1913.

F. H. MBRRELL & W. S. AMIDON.

WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLIGA'PION FILED JULY 17, 1911.

1,062,410. Patented May 20, 1913.

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WRAPPING MACHINE.

,APPLIOATION FILED JULY 17, 1911v Patented May 20, 1913.

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To all whom it mag concern shown in Fig. 15that is, with one top-flap'ment, or gate, beneath the first UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK H. MERRELL AND WILLIAM S. AMIDON, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,

ASSIGNORS TO NATIONAL WRAPPING MACHINE COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WIS-CONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

WRAPPING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20. 1913.

Application file d July *7, 1911. Serial No. 638,873.

Be it known that we, FREDERICK H. MER- HELL and WILLIAM S. AMIDON,citizens of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, 1n the county ofMilwaukee and State of WIS- consin, have invented a new and useful Im--provide a machine, which will feed thin wrappers with certainty andperform the wrapping operation withthe greatest facility, the machinebeing of a construction adapted to be readily maintained in sanitarycondition.

It may be stated preliminarily that in the operation of the improvedmachine, wrap pers are intermittently fed forward from beneath awrapper-pile, pass through feedrolls, and are delivered upon a wrappersupporting plate, having a well or opening therein. The operator thenplaces a brick of butter upon the wrapper which settles down and restsalso upon an elevated part, or block, of a transversely reciprocatingslide. When the block or support moves from beneath the brick, thelatter settles into the well, thus making the two side-folds, shown inFigure 14; the slide then carries the brick to the right (viewing themachine in front), beneath atop-folder and between two end-folders,which leave the package as folded and the corresponding projectingend-flaps folded, but leaving projecting fins at the ends; a reversemovement of the slide, or shuttle, carries the package toward thedischarge-end of the wrapper-folding chute beneath another top-folderand pair of end-folders, condition shown in Fig. 16. In the next cycleof operations, incident to the wrapping of another package, the slidemoves again to the right, carrying a folding abutpackage (which, in themeantime, is held by grippers), and in the next reverse movement of theslide, the first-mentioned package is forced through thedischarge-chute, whose front and rear walls have curved slotsthereinadaptcd to receive the end-tins shown in of the lower wrapper,

leaving the package in the Fig. 16 and bendthem successively to theinstance, the package is moved to the right .in thewrapper-folding chuteby means of 'a cam-controlled abutment normally copying a foldedrelation to the slide and provement in W'rapping:Machines,.of which ihavmg a cam-arm adapted to -coact with a *cam carried by the frame ofthe machine. particularly to I ployed to fulfil the diflicult functionof feeding the thin wrappers employed in this class of work, comprises asuction device adapted the rear margin of the lowermost wrapper of the.pile,

The wrapper-feeding mechanism emto lower or bow downwardly or stack, aseparator and lifter adapted to enter abovethe downwardly-bowed portionby a rocking movement, and then move upwardly to lift the rear portionof the pile, and a stripper-roll, or rolls, having a raised frictionalse ent Whose movement is timed with relatlon to the other-devices andwhich is adapted to feed the lowermost sheet forwardly to the feed-rollswhich deliver it to-the wrappersupporting plate located portion of thetransversely disposed'wrapper-folding chute. 1 Y

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1. represents a side elevationalview of the improved machine; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, weight,which rests upon the wrapper-pile being shown broken;

Fig.. 3, a broken plan above the central the follower-plate, or

view showing the stripper-rolls and attend ant mechanism; Fig. 4, atransverse vertical section taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 2thatis, lookingtoward the rear of the machine; Fig. 5, a transverse sectionof the dischargechute, taken as indicated at line 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, abroken section taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 4 and showing theposition of the stationary cam which controls the normally sheathedpackage-pusher mounted on the 'slide or shuttle; Fig. 7, a plan view ofthe wrapperfolding chute and devices removably mounted thereon; Fig. 8,a broken horizontal section taken as indicated at line 8 of Fig. 10 andshowing end-folders which depend from the removable plates shown in Fig.7; Fig. 9, a section taken as indicated at line 9 of Fig. 7; Fig. 10, asection taken at line of Fig. 2; Fig. 11, a. view of the right-handtop-folder and associated endfoldersshown in Fig. 7; Fig. 12,aperspective view of the detached front end-fin folder which forms thefront wall of the discharge-chute; Fig. 1d, a perspective view of thegripper normally carried by the mem ber shown in Fig. 12; Fig. 14, abroken perspective view showing a, cake of butter and the condition ofthe wrapper after the Sld flaps have been folded upwardly intheoperation of lowering the cake of butter into the well; Fig. 15, aperspective view showin the condition-after the package has been shiftedto the right in the wrapper-folding chute; Fig. 16, a perspective viewshowing the condition after the package has been shifted to theleft inthe wrapper-folding chute; Fig. 17, a broken perspective view showingthe condition after the top end-fins have been folded in thepassagethrough the discharge-chute; Fig. 18, a similar view showing thecondition after the lower end- .fins have been folded-in the finalportion of the movement through the discharge-elude; Fig. 19, aviewpartly in section and partly in elevation, showing" the wrapper-pilesupport, or tray, and its relation to the stripperrolls just prior tothe stripping action, the section being taken as indicated at line 19 ofFig. 2; and Figs. to 23 inclusive, sec tions taken as indicated at line20 of Fig. 2, but i'llushating the different steps in thewrapper-feeding operation.

The machine comprises a frame A; wrapper-folding mechanism B; andwrapperfeeding mechanism'C.

The frame A has a flat top, across the front portion of which extends ahousingsection 1 upon which is removably mounted a housing-section 2 inwhich the wrapper foldinc chute 3 is formed. The housing 2 is topped bypermanently secured plates 4 which flank the readily detachable wrappersupporting plate 5 which has therein an aperture or well 6 through whichthe package may be lowered to the wrapper-folding chute. Flanking theopening 6 and carried by the plate 5 are detachably-secured 50guide-members 7 between which the brick of butter (hereinafter termedbrick) may be placed by the operator. The members 7 are bowed outwardlyor recessed at the intermediate portions, as indicated at S, to giveroom or the fingers of the operator in the feeding operation. The plate5 has longiJ tudinal ribs 9 on its upper surface on which} the wrapper10 may rest when fed into position' to receive the printer-gobs 1()-(Fig,- 14) which is to lie-wrapped. The plate 5 V isequipped'iiear itsrear corners on its upl/per surface with ,pivotallysecured lateralsegmental guides 11 which may be adjusted to accommodate wrappers ofdifferent 166 jyvidth; and is equipped near its front cor ners withforwardly and rearwardly adjustable stops 12 adapted to limit theforward feed of the wrapper. The plate 5 is equipped at the opening 6with laterallydisposed adjustably-mounted side-folders 13 which serve tofold the side portions of the wrapper as the brick drcps into thewrapper-folding chute. The wrapper-folding chute 3 has bottom plates 11separated by a slot 15 beneath which is disposed the stationary cam 16which serves to operate the normally sheathed pusher mounted on-thereciprocatory slide 17 which moves in the guides 18 of the housing 1.The slide 17 is reciprocated by a crank 19 which enga es a slot in-adepending arm 20 with which the slide is equipped. 'The crank 19 iscarried by a wheel 21 mounted on the main lon gitudinally=disposed shaft22.- The slide 17 carries an elevated portion, or block, 23 adapted totemporarily support the packs. e after its initial dropping movement. isshown in Fig. 4, the elevated part 23 is beneath the opening throughwhich thep'ackage descends to the folder-wrapping chute, and when theslide 17 moves to the right a sutlicient distance, the package-ispermitted to drop upon the bottom of the slide and rest between thefixedly-carried abutment 24 and the normally-sheathed abutment, orpusher, 25,.which is pivoted to the slide at 26 and has a cam-arm 27adapted to ride on the cam 16 when the slide moves to the right, wherebythe pusher 25 will be swung to the standing position and will serve toshove the package toward the right-hand end of. the folder-wrappingchute.

Detachably mounted in the folder-Wrapping chute are plates 28 and 29whie'h'carry' thetop and end folders. Said platesrespe'ctive'ly carrytop-folders 28", 29" and endfolders 28", 28- and 29", 29. Thetop-folders are in the form of rollers carried by spring-pro'ected stems30 which slide in bearingsgwith which the plates 28 and .29 110 areprovided. When the first top-fold is made, (that is, during the movementof the package to the right in the folder-wrap ing chute, during whichmovement the pac age is carried beneath the roll 28"), able to limit thedistance that the roller may traverse the package so that the rollerwill not .come in contact with the butter. To this end, the studs '30are, 'in this instance, equipped at their rear ends with a trans- 120verscly extending member 31 to which is sec'ured a stud 32 carrying apackage'engag ing stop 33 against whlch the package will strike after ithas moved a certain distance beneath the roller 28, and thereafter the125 roller 28 will be retracted.

The end-folders 28" and 29' are fixedl secured to "the plates 28 and 29from whic they depend, as by means ,or screws 34.

Each end-folder comprises, as will be un#"'180 it is desir- 116 derstoodfrom Fig. 10, an upper section 35 and a lower section 36. Theend-folders are in reality ironers and have their ends,,

the package moves 1n the against which folding operation, beveled. Asshown in Fig. 10, the upper section is separated from the correspondingtop-plate (1n this instance 29) by a space ceive the upper end-fin ofthe wrapper. The lower member of the end-folder rests upon and co-actswith the upper surface of the bottom member 14 of the wrapper-toldingchute 3, these bottom members 14 bei1 1g provided with brass linings, asshown in Fig. 9. The lower members of the end folders are similarlyrecessed at 37 to accommodate the lower endfins 38 of the package. Thiswill be understood by reference to Fig. 16, it being evident that theremust be slots or spaces above and below the end-folders in which theend-fins 38 may project. The lower section 36 of each endfolder ispivotally connected with the upper section at 39, as shown in Fig. 11,by a joint which permits the lower section. to rock downwardly a limiteddistance, so that the lower sections will always rest on the bottommembers 14 of the chute 3, even though the plates 28 and 29 should belifted by the passage of the package beneath them. The plates 28 and 29are provided at their front. and rear ends with slotted lugs 40 (Fig. 9)which engage inwardly projecting studs 41 carried by the housing-members2, so that the plates may be readily removed after the removal or theplate 5. To accommodate packages of Varying length. the endfolders E28and 29 are slidably mounted with relation to the plates from which theydepend. shown in Figs. 8 and 10. Thus, the plate carries at its frontend depending lugs 42 equipped with inwardly-projecting fixedly-carriedstuds 43 which form guide pinsv which enter freelv horizontalperforations in the upper member of the end-folder. Springs encircle thestuds 43 and are confined between the lugs 42 and the member The member35 is equipped with a fixedly-secured stud 44 which extends I through :1depending lug 45 carried by the plate 29. The stud 44 is threaded andequipped with a nut 46. thus serving to prevent the end-folder frombecoming dismounted from the guide-pins 43.

It will be understood from the description thus far that the package,when it enters the flilder-wrapping chute, drops upon the bottom of theslide 17, after the slide has moved to the right from the position shownin Fig. 4. and the pusher 25, now in engagement with the cam 16, and inan upright pos tion, serves to force the package to the right andbeneath the plate 28. In.the reverse movement of the slide, the folder24 serves to push the package beneath the 37 adapted to re l l l l l I:

1 l l l E I l l l l torate lug or plate 29 and to carry it within therange of the grippers, which will now be (lQSCIIbGtl.

The discharge-chute forms a continuation of the folder'wra ping chuteand its walls are formed to a ord end-fin folders. The 0 rear end-tinfolder is designated 47 and the front end-fin folder is designated 48.Each comprises a shoe (Figs. 4 and 12) somewhat in the form of a runner,having a vertical flange 4t) and a horizontal flange 50, the 75horizontal flange being adapted to rest upon a projection orcontinuation of the bottom 14 of the wrapper-folding chute. Each of themembers 47 and 48 is provided with a curved top-tin folding wall 51 anda curved 0 bottom-tin folding wall To form the walls 51, the lower frontportions of the shoes are cut away; and to form the walls 52 the membersare traversed by curved slots adapted to receive the lower end-fins 5 inthe folding operation. The member 47 is fixedly secured to the bottomWall of the discharge-clinic, and the member 48 is deta'chably mountedon the bottom wall of the dischargecluite. Each of said members carriesa detachably-mounted pacl age-gripper 54. Means for rendering the member48 detachable, and at the same time self-adjustable to accoimnodatepackages of varying lengths. will be umlerstood from Figs. 5 and 7. Uponthe bottom member 14 are mounted two supports, or chairs, 55 havingguides therein for stems 56 which extend into perforations with whichthe member 48 is provided, and are movably secured therein by pins 57.The outer ends of the stems 56 are reduced and threaded and equippedwith loclcnuts Springhcld plungers 59 are mounted in the members 55 andhave their inner ends bearing against the shoe 48. The stems 56 arefreely movable in their guides in the members 55, so that the member 48may be moved outwardly when encountered by a package of undue length.when desired, the hacking-pins 57 may be removed, thus enabling themember 48 to be readily disconnected from the stems 56.

Each grip xu' 54 comprises hplate having an upwardly-curved inner endand having its lower surface provided with a shoulder (20 adapted toengage the package. The rear end of the member 54 is provided with aper- 7 bearing (31 adapted to be mounted on a stud (32 which projectsinwardly from the shoe, as shown in Fig. 12. 1:20 A pivoted retainer (33serves to retain the member in place. The member 54 is provided with anug)wardly-projecting thread ed stud (54 equipped withwashers 65, beneaththe lower one of which is confined a spring 66. The stud (S4 is adaptedto engage a slot (17 in a bracket (58 carried by the shoe or end-finfolder. The washers 3 5 are made convex on their adjacent sides so asreadily to embrace the projecting endof the 130 it will mm' M: the ShaftummvoxnbQxS i h a bevel ear 1?! fixed Y f:- I mi in vnabkr tiz-m; jclutch 119 is controlled P; her 49 may 1 mi to a vontmHmg-lever E! 5Hmong (3e .umiium Ewan? imly, 011mm! J; "with as muim spring gum 89 maysEip (m th,

m av'v-fi g per pile suppm'i, com- N or hmwm member 104: (Fig. ippcdwith upwardly-extending .55 2'15 and 106 adapted to engage nf the wrappers and maintain the Wrappers fin Stacked relation; and a fol- EQWQI'@2159 w: W! gilt, 107 adapted f0 I'PSt upon the 1 '1 mile and equippedat its 11" cm HIM whim}: emgaw U fimrs 109,, :umpiing Um namedcwartm'lwd, and t!) The hunt 1 1mm? 'n g vwm'ml 111 in 1 (i) .he

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feeding nm'is92z3s1 2. pm H36 shah a muunted on the fnain' be employed,if d0"- pump timed to 1 marries nation of w fy' :1 pump 122 cmmrfed by acreate suction when the suction-head is elevated to the position shownin Fig. 20.

The separator and wrapper-pile lifter 85 comprises a knee or rock-member125 which carries a separator-finger or plate 126 and has pivotalconnection at 127 with the upper.

end of a plunger 128 which is vertically.

movable in a standard 129; a cam-arm 1330 Supported on a pivot 131carried by the standard 129 and which has an arm 132 engaging a cam 133fixedly mounted on the shaft 79; a relatively stiff spring 134 whichserves to hold the plunger 128 depressed and its head resting on theupper end of the bearing in which the plunger moves; a link 135connecting the rear end of the camarm 130 with the short arm 136 of theknee or bell-crank 125; and a spring 137 which serves to rock the member125 rearwardly from the position shown in Fig.20. The member 125 carriesa set-screw, or stop, 138 which is adapted to engage a shoulder, orstop, 139 which projects upwardly from the head of the plunger.

The operation of the wrapper-feeding mechanism will be readilyunderstood. The spring 120 operates to elevate the suctiondevice 84intermittently, the cam 121 per- 'mitting such action at each revolutionof the shaft 79. When the nipples 117 are pressed firmly into engagementwith the rear portion of the lowermost wrapper, thus slightly elevatingthe wrappers as shown in Fig. 20, the pump operates to create suction,causing the rear margin of the lower sheet to adhere to thesuction-nipples, so that as the suctionhead rocks downwardly. the lowerwrapper 10 will be drawn or bowed downwardly. Th'ereupon the cam 133operates to elevate the rear end of the arm 130, thus causing the member125 to rock forwardly about the pivot 127, thus thrusting theseparator-plate 126 between the lower sheet and the wrapper-pile.Further movement of the cam-arm 130 causes the member 126 to be liftedvertically, thereby lifting the rear portion of the wrapper-pile to theposition shown in Fig. 22. In the meantime. the raised parts 115 of thestripper-rolls advance to the position shown. in Fig. 22, and thesuction action of the pump being relieved, the friction segments 114engage the front portion of the lower wrapper and feed the wrapperbetween the feed-delivery rolls 82 and 83, whence it is fed to thewrapper-supporting plate 5 of the wrapping mechanism. Fig.

- 23 shows the stripper-rolls in the operation of delivering thewrapper.

Briefly stated, the machine operates as follows: Assuming the clutchesto bein engaging position, wrappers are intermittently fed forwardlyfrom the lower slde of the wrapper-pilc, through the feed-del1very rolls82, 83 and upon the plate 5. During the passage of the wrapper, the gate76 is 1n the elevated position,and after the feeding operation, thewrapperrests on the plate 5 and beneath the guards or guides 7. Theoperator places the brick on the wrapper with the rear end restingagainst the gate 76. The gate descends as the brick is de ressed. Thebrick rests at first on the elevated part 23 of the slide 17, and whenthe slide has moved a suflicient distance to the right, drops upon thebottom of the slide, being engaged bythe cam-controlled pusher In thedescent of the brick, the side folds are made, and as the brick iscarried to the right by the shuttle, the first top-fold and the corresponding endfolds are made. In the re verse movement of the shuttle,the shoulder 24 forces the brick beneath the other topfolder and betweenthe corresponding endfolders, thereby making the second top-fold and thecorresponding end-folds. thus leav ing the end-fins 38 projecting, asshown in Fig. 16. When the slide completes its movcment to the left. asshown in Fig. 4, the package is brought within the range of the grippers54. so as to be engaged by the shouldcrs 60. Here the package remainswhile the slide returns to perform the folding operation upon a secondpackage. In this passage of the slide to the right, a suitable pusher orgate 140, which is normally held in standing position by a spring, butis capable of swinging in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 4, iscarried beneath the first'wrapped package; and in the reverse movementof the slide the member 140, which in the meantime has righted itself onthe other side of the package, serves to expel the package or deliver itinto the final portion of the discharge-chute.

Experience has demonstrated that the improved machine is capable ofrapidly performing, in a neat manner, the difficult operation ofWrapping cakes of butter, and that the improved wrapperfeeding-mechanism will serve efficiently and with certainty to deliverthe thin wrappers as they are needed. Moreover, the construction of theparts of the wrapping mechanism is such as to enable them to be readilydisconnected where necessary, thereby enabling the machine to be readilycleaned from time to time to keep it in sanitary condition and in goodworking order.

i It remains to be mentioned that the bottomplate 104 of thewrapper-pile holder is equipped on its upper surface at its rear cornerswith transversely adjustable wrapper-supporting fingers 141, whichproject slightly over a recess 142 in the rear portion of the plate,thus enabling the downward buckling of the rear portion ofthe lowerwrapper to be controlled, according to the thinness of the paper, themembers 141 being adjusted toward each other when very thin paper is tobe used.

The foregoing detailed description has been given .l'or (-iearness ofunderstanding only. and no undue limitation should be 1m derstoodthorriunmlmt the appended claims should be construed broadly aspermissible in \'lk'\\' of the prior art.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. in amachine of the character set forth, the combination with awrapper-folding, chute and a i'i-rciproeatory package-pusher therein, ofa wrapper-support above said chute with means enabling the package to belowered into the chute. and a reciprocating gate adapted to serve as aguide in the lowering operation.

2. in combination with package-wrapping mechanism, including means forsupporting a wrapper and enabling the package to be droppedtherethrough, of a vertically-redo rocating gate adapted to engage thearticle to be wrappe-l, and means located in the rear thereof serving tofeed Wrappers intermittently beneath said gate and onto thewrapper-support during the intervals when the gate is raised.

3. in a wrappingmachine, a platee nipped with a topfolder andend-folders, tie topfolder being springprojected with relation to theplate, and a package-engaging stop connected with the top-folder andadapted to retract the same with relation to the plate.

4. In a wrapping'machine, the combination with a wrapper-folding chutehaving an opening, a removable wrapper-supporting plate mounted in saidopening and having a well with sidwfolders thereat, a pack- 1 age-pusherrecipromible in said chute, wrap per-feeding mechanism, a bridgespanning the opening to said chute in front of the wrapper-feedingmechanism, and a vertically reciprocating gate having guide connectionswith said bridge In a wrappingniachine, the combination of awrapperfolding chute equipped with wrapper-folding devices and areciprocating padnige-pusher slide, of means for intermittently feedingwrappers to the wrapper-folding mechanism, and a verticallyreciprocating gate located between the wrapper-feedin means and theWrapper folding mechanism and timed to descend after the feeding of eachwrapper, said gate adapted to engage the article to be wrapped.

6 In a machine of the character set forth, wra 'iper-folding mechanism,including an end-fin folder, slides on which said end-fin folder isdetachably mounted, and independent. spring-held plungers parallel withsaid slides and engaging said end-tin folder.

7 In a wrapping-machine, wrapper-folding mechanism, including adetachably mounted spring-held end-fin folder constituting the frontwall of the discharge chute, and a palizkage-gripper detachably mountedon the upper portion of said end fin folder, substantially as described.

8. in a wrapping-machine, the improved paeliage gu'ippers mounted onend-fin foldcrs constituting; the lateral Walls of the discharge chute,one of said end-fin folders being: detachably mounted and spring-held.

in a. wrapping machine, wrapper-folding; meclu'mism. including adetachable plate a'ssoci at ed w ith a urn pper-folding chute, saidplate carrying a spring-held top-folder and carrying also depending endfolders, each end folder comprising an upper section and a lower sectionpivotally connected therewith. said end folders having recessed upperand lower surfaces adapted to accommodate the end fins on the wrapper.

it). I n a machine of the character set forth, the combination offolding-mechanism comprising a wrapper-folding chute, equipped withwrapper-folding devices and having a wrapper-soppm-ting plate providedwith a well, of a vertically recimcating gate adapted to descend intothe rear portion of the well, tamper-feeding mechanism in the rear ofsaid gate, and mechanism serving to operate said gate andwrapper-feeding mechanism in timed relation, whereby the wrappers willbe fed beneath the gate when it raised and the gate will descend ,withthe wrapper and article being wrapped, for the purpose set forth.

FREDERICK H. MERRELL. WILLIAM S. AMIDON. In the presence of-- (iii-shimsE. HAMMERSLEY, B. M. Dnvmn.

